According to one of the founders of Etsy Craftivists SG, Ms Salinah Zailani, they organised the Etsy marketplace so that “sellers and buyers [can be] together”.

Shoppers will also have a better idea of the effort that goes behind the making of handmade products, in the hopes that it would help promote the brands and encourage locals to support these local craft-makers.

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Even if you had no intention on shopping for yourself, the Etsy ‘Made Local’ marketplace offered ideas for Christmas gifting, or even just for some feel-good shopping by helping to support homegrown brands.

Here are all the things you might have missed at Singapore’s first Etsy marketplace:

Paula Pang is a local illustrator who has had her name on children’s books with her whimsical artwork… just like her butt cushion.